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There’s no one better than the boy next door. At least not according to Aurora Campbell, fourteen, who has been in love with Tobias May since their very first sandbox kiss. The problem is, he’s in love with her older sister, Merrilee. And Merri is already dating one of his best friends.

In this collection of 13 fabulously chilling stories from 13 true masters of suspense, including five New York Times best sellers and a number of Edgar Award nominees, all edited by none other than R. L. Stine, nothing is what it seems. From cannibalistic children, to an unwitting date with a vampire, to a crush on a boy who just might be a werewolf, no scary stone is left unturned. A must-have for all fans of the genre!

Wicked faeries, betrayals and forbidden love… This special edition of The Iron Queen includes the bonus novella Summer’s Crossing A storm is approaching, an army of Iron fey that will drag me into the core of a conflict so powerful, I’m not sure anyone can survive it. Meghan Chase thought...

In this epic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Infinity Cycle, two brothers find themselves in a heartbreaking war against one another. The hardcover edition features a reversible jacket with two stunning covers by Kevin Tong and Meybis Ruiz Cruz! After the ultimate betrayal, Emil...

Perfect for fans of James Dashner's The Maze Runner, Feedback is the heart-stopping sequel to Variant—which Pittacus Lore, author of I Am Number Four, praised as ""an intense journey with some of the most shocking twists and turns I've ever read."" Benson Fisher escaped from Maxfield Academy's...

""A timely, speculative thought experiment in perspective, privilege, and identity."" —Kirkus ""The conceit behind Shusterman’s latest is truly unique. While it exhibits the author’s usual storytelling aplomb, it also manages to delve into more serious and timely subject matter, such as...

In the third and final installment in the Sunlit Lands series, the magic of the Sunlit Lands has been reset, but that doesn’t mean all is well. Unrest and discord are growing by the day, and Hanali is positioning himself as ruler of the Sunlit Lands. But, in order for Hanali to seize control, there must be a sacrifice, one that very few are willing to make. Jason, Shula, Baileya, and others must work together to save the lives of those Hanali would sacrifice for his own gain.

"Utterly unique and absolutely riveting—I couldn’t put it down! What a marvelously cool world." —Sarah J. Maas, New York Times bestselling author, on Firstlife Don’t miss book two in the heart-stopping New York Times bestselling Everlife series by Gena Showalter. "My Firstlife is over...

Calla Larkenwood wants nothing more than to be a guardian, but her overprotective mother has never allowed it. Battling fae creatures is too dangerous a job for a teenage girl, and there's that special magical ability she needs to keep hidden from the Guild. How can she do that if she's working right under their nose? When circumstances change and Calla finally gets to follow her dream, she discovers guardian trainee life isn't all she hoped it would be.

When Miranda moves with her family to a new house in a small Massachusetts town, she discovers a mysterious antique - a dollhouse. Through the windows, she is shocked to find what seem to be living people in the tiny rooms, and gradually she realizes that scenes from the lives of the big house's past inhabitants are being replayed there.

Eunice "Bug" Smoot was 13 years old when her grandfather put her soul up as collateral on his dream car -- a classic 1958 Cadillac Biarritz. Now, five years later, Papa C is dead and buried, and Bug is trying to make it on her own by delivering pizzas and staying one step ahead of her landlord. And then the repo man arrives

Alle fünf Jahre verlangen die Menschen von Kathalea, dass sich ein Freiwilliger zum Wohle des Volkes beim großen Fest zur Sonnenfinsternis opfert. Inmitten einer Spaltung von Gewalt und Frieden muss sich Noa von Kathalea entscheiden, wie sie das Land aus einer blutigen Tradition zurück in die Vernunft führen kann. Doch einer setzt alles daran, dass in diesem Jahr ein ganz besonderes Opfer verlangt wird. Zwischen Angst und Abenteuer, Hass und Liebe, jagen und gejagt werden - sie muss die Wahrheit erfahren. In diesem Leben oder im nächsten.

Das Turnier der Freiheit beginnt! Zweimal verlor sie ihr Leben auf der Suche nach der Wahrheit. Nun findet sich Noa in einem Land wieder, aus dem sie nicht so einfach fliehen kann, selbst wenn sie sich erinnert und die Wahrheit von Gold und Jade findet. Niemand flieht aus Onzar - nicht einmal die Erinnerung.

Verfolgt - vergessen - geflohen. Noa kämpft sich ihren Weg zum Nabel der Welt. Ein Ort, der die lang ersehnte Wahrheit über Noas Vergangenheit enthüllen soll. Auf einer Reise durch die rote Wüste, geprägt durch Sand und Tränen, nicht zuletzt, da das Leben genau die erweckt, die Noa schon längst vergessen hatte. Und während jeder versucht dem Tod zu entkommen, wartet eine rachsüchtige Meute im Schatten, bereit anzugreifen.

Sie ist freiwillig gestorben. Doch wie es ihr versprochen wurde, findet Noa in ein neues Leben. Darin muss sie sich ihrer brutalen Vergangenheit stellen, die finden, die sie liebte und nach einer neuen Wahrheit suchen. Eine Reise, die sie nicht nur in die Abgründe des Landes führt, sondern auch zu dem Schicksal derer, die ihre Zukunft erneut zerstören wollen.

Der Anfang vom Ende - das Ende vom Anfang. Während Noa alles versucht, um Zoyahs Leben zu schützen, rückt Ilios Armee immer näher. Doch eine letzte Begegnung bringt Noas Welt dazu, für immer zu zerfallen. Vereint in dem Traum eines Lebens, das bestimmt ist von falschen Entscheidungen und dem Beginn eines Krieges mit der eigenen Vergangenheit. Doch wenn das vergessene Leben der Schlüssel des Sieges ist, wird aus den Kämpfen der Zukunft eine Illusion.

There’s no one better than the boy next door. At least not according to Aurora Campbell, 14, who has been in love with Tobias May since their very first sandbox kiss. The problem is, he’s in love with her older sister, Merrilee. And Merri is already dating one of his best friends. When Ms. Gregoire assigns her to read Little Women for extra credit, Rory discovers more than she expected - both about herself and Toby. Maybe she wasn’t in love with the boy next door...but the boy next story.

Olivia und Darragh haben Ja gesagt. Ihre Flitterwochen wollen sie fernab magischer Verpflichtungen verbringen, zu zweit, in einem kleinen Dörfchen in England, ohne Sorgen und vor allem ohne Prophezeiungen …. Doch statt entspannter vierzehn Tage purer Romantik beginnt ein spannendes Detektivabenteuer, nachdem Olivia eine Vision von Darraghs Tod ereilt.

Following a devastating betrayal, Beth Bradley, a sixteen-year-old graffiti artist, is suspended from school. Running from a home that she shares with her father who has never recovered after Beth's mother's death, Beth stumbles into the hidden city and meets Filius Viae, London's asphalt-hued crown prince. And her timing couldn't have been more perfect.

Every day Zoe struggles to keep going. The cruel winter took her father's life and left her angry and broken-hearted. As she carries her little brother through a snowstorm that could kill him in minutes, her only thought is finding shelter. The cabin beyond the woods is far from the place of safety she hoped it would be, but it is there that she meets a man whose muscular body marked with strange and primitive tattoos hints at an extraordinary story. He has the power to light up the lake, and with it Zoe's world.